Department of Mechanical Engineering

Professor

2024 Black Engineering Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-6886
e-mail: ronniastate.edu

Links
Personal homepage

Education
Stanford University, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 1981
Iowa State University, M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1972
Iowa State University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1970

Areas of Interest
Energy conversion and utilization
Environmental control
Thermal system optimization
Applied artificial intelligence

Recent Publications
Chen, Z., R. M. Nelson, and D. Ashlock, "Comparison of methods for predicting monthly post-retrofit energy use in buildings," accepted for publication in the ASHRAE Transactions, Summer 2003.

Huang, S. H. and R. M. Nelson, "Development of a Self-Tuning Fuzzy Logic Controller," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 105, Part 1, 1999, presented at ASHRAE Winter Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, January 1999.

Wardono, B. and R. M. Nelson, "Simulation of a Double-Effect LiBr/H2O Absorption Cooling System," ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 38, No. 10, pp. 32-38, October 1996.

Jang, K. J., E. B. Bartlett, and R. M. Nelson, "Measuring Retrofit Energy Savings Using Autoassociative Neural Networks," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 102, Part 2, 1996, presented at ASHRAE Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, June 1996.

Shams, H., R. M. Nelson, G. M. Maxwell, and C. Leonard, "Development Of A Knowledge-Based System For HVAC System Type Selection," ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 38, No. 8, pp. 165-171, August 1995.